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Abishur (Father of the wall; i.e., "mason") is one of the two sons of Shammai of the Tribe of Judah (1 Chronicles 2:28-29).

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  1. Ahijah the Shilonite, the Biblical prophet who divided the Kingdoms of Israel and Judah.
  2. One of the sons of Bela. In AV (KJV) called "Ahiah."
  3. One of the five sons of Jerahmeel, who was great-grandson of Judah.
  4. A Pelonite, one of David's heroes ; called also Eliam.
  5. A Levite having charge of the sacred treasury in the temple.
  6. One of Solomon's secretaries.
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  8. Father of King Baasha of Israel

Ahio - brotherly.

  1. One of the sons of Beriah.
  2. One of the sons of Jehiel the Gibeonite.
  3. One of the sons of Abinadab. While his brother Uzzah went by the side of the Ark of the Covenant, Ahio walked before it guiding the oxen which drew the cart on which it was carried, after having brought it from his father's house in Gibeah.

 This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Easton, Matthew George (1897). Easton's Bible Dictionary. T. Nelson and Sons.

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<i>Eastons Bible Dictionary</i> Illustrated Bible dictionary compiled by Matthew George Easton

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  2. One of David's brothers.
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